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"Visions (

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) did a fantastic job. They were always very professional, courteous, arrived on time, and cleaned" ...More and pick up before leaving every day.
The work was done on a timely and quality matter, and included the refacing of my kitchen cabinets, replacing a couple of them, and installing a new

counter top.
I am very happy with the ending result, and will highly recommend them.

-Nora R.

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"I have been searching for a contractor who can clean up and respray with polyurethane my 30 year old cherry kitchen cabinets. I was given one lead and that business" ...More never responded to my email or voice mail. C P

looked like a possibility (though not a sure bet given their list of services) so I decided to contact them.
I sent email to their info address and quickly got a reply from

saying that they did not provide the service I needed. He went on to recommend the very place I had tried unsuccessfully to contact. I replied to

, thanking him for his response and mentioned that I had no luck reaching that business.
Much to my surprise the conversation did not end there.

responded saying he would speak to the other businessperson when they next met. Sure enough, the morning after they met

emailed me to say that this other person was too busy to help me but recommended another place to try.
So while I cannot speak to the quality of work done by

or their pricing, the owner,

Colon, is an exceptional person in my view. He is very responsive and professional and went well out of his way to help me, someone who will not be his customer in the near future if ever (I wish I could be his customer but I may never need his services). Certainly a company well worth contacting if you need their services.

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Not really. If the contractor is very careful and you are really lucky he might be able to pull them out and then reinstall them after the new cabinets are installed. A lot of this will have to do with how well the counters were installed in the first place. Also, the existing countertops may not line up with the new cabinets exactly in some areas as well as they do now. The better option is to have the cabinets refaced, leaving the boxes and tops in place. Unlless you have deteriorating particle board cabinets you should be able to get a carpenter to do this. If you decide to remove the countertops and install new cabinets factor in new tops and be pleasantly surprised if they can be reinstalled afterall. Realize you probably won't find a contractor willing to gurantee not damaging the tops. If you do, dig in and research him well. He likely doesn't have enough experience.

IF dirty enough to make for a musty odor, then paint won't stick to them properly anyway. Paint is not your solution - you probably need a Deep Cleaning.
Try to pin down what types of smell it is - if damp, mildewy; rotten food; or musty fabric - will help guide you to the source maybe.
Another thing to do is keep all doors closed for a full day when outside temp is such that furnace and A/C can be turned off - then walk around the house, sniffing - preferably with 2 people - and see if one room is the major contributor. I have played this game, and found all the following as sources of musty smells:
1) linen in a closet without ventilation going slightly mildewy
2) water leak in walls or floors enough to cause mold but not drywall staining or visible water
3) carpets needing cleaning
4) water leak in bath or kitchen leaking under floor, causing mold there which is not pronounced in smell because under the flooring
5) attic mildew/mold from leaks or moisture condensation on insulation/wood
6) moldy plants outside - left in garden/flower bed in fall, so rotted in winter/spring
7) clothes in closets touching outside wall, so in very cold weather acted as insulator and let freezing front come to inside of wall, causing frost and moisture to buildup there from the inside moisture, eventually causing mildew/mold (same process as condensation/ice on inside of windows with curtains over them)
8) failure to clean behind kitchen appliances and under sink, or under washer/dryer/dishwasher at least when repaired or changed out
9) heavy lint accumulation in bathroom fan going mildewy
10) grease trap in kitchen exhaust fan never cleaned
11) washing machine going moldy - run a cycle of towels or such with bleach and Borax
12) the number one cause I have found - clothes stacked in closets or hope chests or such for decades get very musty even if clean and ventilated

As long as the counter is big enough Corian is one of the easier ones to work with. Since it does not have the ground or crushed stone that some of the other material have you can work with normal woodworking tools. A saw with a fine tooth carbide blade and a professional grade router with the proper shaped carbde bit can be used if the edge needs finishing. A belt sander helps on cuts also. The only problem you might have is if you need the joint kits for seaming as I dont think you can buy them.

When Corian first came out I could buy the slabs and fabricate my own tops and then Dupont went to a certified distributor system and would no longer sell to those of us that had been working with it for years. I will admit that they did have reasons for this as not all that were working with the product were doing it right.

Cabinet Refacing reviews in Kingsport

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He took way too long to complete the job. There are still extra shelves not yet put in,in the kitchen and still has not come to complete minor upgrade to the bathroom.
Always calls to say he is coming but does not show up.”

- VERONICA J.

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It was quite the extensive process but very well worth it.

does a meticulous job and now my kitchen and bathrooms look like I installed brand new cabinets. Highly recommend

for the job ”

- Dianne M.

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Let me start this review by saying that I didn't want to get to this point but

has left me no choice since she won't reply to my emails. I always try to give service providers the opportunity to rectify a situation where I'm not happy with the outcome but that certainly didn't happen here.
I began ...More contacting

in early June via Angie's List regarding refinishing a large, built-in hutch in our kitchen. I asked her if she would work in my part of town and I emailed her photos of the hutch that we wanted to be refinished. So this doesn't become a rambling narrative I'm going to break this down into bullet points to reflect the progression of how bad this situation became:
1.) She showed up the first day visibly frustrated at the distance she had to drive to get to my home: I made it clear when I first contacted her that I live in New Braunfels and she agreed to take the job.

2.) She was clearly surprised and upset about the size of the hutch when she arrived: I sent her photos and specifically asked you if she wanted me to send dimensions. She said "no-I can see the size from the photos".

3.) She did not inform me that her assistant would be arriving before her on the first day of the job; I didn't even know she had an assistant. Small detail but then it turned out that he did the work and she didn't.....not what we agreed to

4.) My dining table was not covered during the sanding process; the clean up, including cleaning the table, floors and countertops, took me 2 1/2 hours. She admitted that her assistant should have covered the table yet she was here when he started the job and she didn't take time to do it either. Her assistant made no attempt to clean up any of the mess in the area of the hutch; there were piles of paint/sawdust on the floor that could have been swept. I texted

pictures of the mess. Her assistant also didn't have the proper tools (I loaned him our electric sander) and he had no dust

(I went and bought him one).

5.) Wet dust was tracked across the kitchen floor and across the wood floor at the entry; it was also tracked across the expensive rug in front of the kitchen sink.

6.) I did not hire her assistant to complete this job--I hired

. I liked the work that she did on the 4 glass doors--the distressing was natural looking and evenly spaced. If SHE had done this entire job it would have surely been more to my liking. The distressing that was done by her assistant was far too heavy handed and unnatural and did not match the distressing on the kitchen island as we had agreed upon.
7.) I was only able to see the progress of the work on the hutch without the doors and drawers; those were taken to

's workshop so I had no idea how bad they looked until the day her assistant came to install them, 6 days into the job.
8.) I gave

1/2 of the total fee when she (or more accurately her assistant) started the job. I made the mistake of giving him the check for the balance on the last day. I didn't want to put him in the middle of things by not paying.

should have been there to make sure I liked the work, which I didn't. I immediately contacted

to let her know that I was extremely disappointed with the hutch and that I wanted her to come and look at it and let me know how she could fix it. She firmly replied that they did what I had asked for and that she was busy and didn't know when she could come back. I asked her not to cash the 2nd check until we had resolved this but she cashed it 4 days later.
I'm not only frustrated and angry, I'm disappointed and saddened by how passive aggressive this person was. I'm now out $1100 which I took 6 months to save for this project. I should have followed my "gut" on the first day and not let this go any further. I emailed

one last time and asked her to please fix the job on the hutch and she chose to ignore me. I wouldn't wish this person or situation on anyone. ”

- Suzanne H.

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Brothers,

and

, owners of

, performed all of the cabinet work.. They removed all of our old cabinets and replaced them with new high quality all wood cabinets.

came to our home with samples twice and answered all of our questions plus offered several suggestions ...More for upgrading our kitchen. Our project started about 3-weeks after we selected our cabinet style and wood finish.

also recommended other suppliers to fabricate our new granite counter tops and to install our new natural stone back splash. All of the suppliers/contractors were excellent. The finished product is outstanding Our kitchen turned out better than we expected.

and

are both highly professional and trustworthy. We are now considering remodeling our bathrooms. If we do, the job for new cabinets will go to

. I highly recommend them.”

- Joe L.

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It was hard to get them to finish because they lost a key employee in the middle of the project. Some of the original measurements were incorrect and they had to reorder a few things. One of the owners came at night to finish the last things after I emailed them my complaint.”

- PAULA N.

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Bad experience start to finish. Work performed by subcontractor. Very unprofessional, took 3 times longer than bid. ”

- William B.

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When

first came to our house to give us an estimate we were not really sure what we would be getting into and if we were ready to make the change. After meeting

, understanding what he can do for a kitchen, hearing his ideas and suggestions and his customer first attitude, we were sold.

...More transformed our kitchen in a way we could not even imagine. By

our existing cabinets, building extension boxes extending to the ceiling, we were able to add space and an updated look. We tore out a cabinet that did not function for us and

was able to create new design that is more functional and looks fabulous.

also provided an excellent contact for new countertops and backsplash installation. ”

- Pamela J.

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Nothing as of yet.

avoids all calls and attempt to contact. I ultimately contacted my attorney today and sent a demand letter via certified mail. This company has 10 days to submit payment or go to court.”